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Demonstrators walk along a street holding signs demanding the right to equal civil rights at the March on Washington.

Mitchell called, we responded: Black history IS American history

La’Shanda Andrews, Malaysia Barr, Marquiez Carter, Kylah Rainey, Kendall Sanders, and Blake Summers February 22, 2024
Six African American students have responded to an opinion piece that The Tiger published last year.

Letter to the editor: Discrimination against mechanical engineering international students through co-op approval

John Henry Murdy, senior political science major December 22, 2017

The mechanical engineering department of Clemson University is on the brink of blatant discrimination against graduate students from other countries. They have began to limit access to invaluable internships...

Semester reflections

Saavon Smalls, Editor-in-Chief December 11, 2017

Tigers,What a semester. As I sit at my desk and write this letter, it’s awe-striking how fast this semester and year have gone by. This has truly been a memorable year. From Nazanin Zinouri’s...

Grad student voices

Moses Namara, Daricia Wilkinson, Bart Knijnenburg December 4, 2017

Congress recently passed a proposed tax reform bill titled The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that puts harsh financial burdens on graduate college students and recent college graduates. Under this bill, graduate...

A response to ‘…What you did’

Zachary Faria, Sophomore sports communication major November 13, 2017

Years from now, with the ravages of the Obama administration having torn apart the fabric of our country, Obama’s name and actions will be found in our history books, where your children and grandchildren...

Why we must stand with DeVos for our rights to due process and the truth on consent

Paul Gennett, Contributor October 23, 2017

In her editorial, Olivia McQuarrie offers an uninformed defense of unjust Obama-era guidelines that promote a false definition of consent. Obama-era guidelines made a bad problem worse, and despite the...

Clemson University President’s LGBTQ Commission statement on Scout Schultz, police-involved shooting

CU President's LGBTQ Commission October 9, 2017

On Sept. 16, Scout Schultz was fatally shot by police on the Georgia Tech campus. Scout identified as bisexual, non-binary and intersex (and preferred using they/them pronouns), and they were very involved...

Letter to the Editor: The “Antifa” movement is violent and unnecessary

Mitchell Gunter September 8, 2017

Prior to the horrific events that unfolded in Charlottesville, VA, modern-day “Anti-Fascist Action” (Antifa) groups, were rightfully relegated to the fringe of political discourse. A far cry...

Standing up for what a university is, does

Jonathan Beecher Field, Associate Professor February 7, 2017

Dear Clemson family- I am writing to share a story about my family with the Clemson family. I have been teaching English at Clemson since 2004. My late father, Daniel Field, was a Russian history professor...

Letter to the editor: Why Clemson must resist, reject complacency in Trump’s muslim ban

Ian Anderson, Clemson community member February 6, 2017

One of the phrases I hear thrown around a lot on campus is the “Clemson Family,” and a question I've asked myself, as I know so many others have, is “What makes the ‘Clemson Family?’”...

Thousands of citizens took to the streets to protest President Trumps actions limiting immigration. Trumps executive order came into effect January 28.

Letter to the editor: Silence is not an option

Trevor Seigler, Clemson Alumni February 6, 2017

    Trust me when I say this: I’m just as sick of politics as you are. I’ve been arguing about politics for a good year and a half now, with friends, relatives and people I only...

Op. Ed: Keep all of the Clemson Family safe

Reilly Brown, Senior computer engineering major November 21, 2016

Fire drills. For some it’s an unexpected minor inconvenience, and for others it is a subtle reminder of the situation that they have been put in. The situation for many disabled students living on...

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